We live in a pill popping society. There´s a pill out there for each and every problem, from slight annoyances to serious, chronic health issues, there´s something for everything. Suffering from heartburn and indigestion, no problem, the “magic” purple pill should do the trick. However, what you may not know is that you are not treating the root cause of your heartburn and indigestion; you are actually worsening the underlying cause, not to mention creating other health issues.

If you suffer from symptoms such as constipation, bloating, gas, heartburn and indigestion, you may be surprised to learn that there´s one simple solution, a cure-all to these various pesky symptoms. Look closely, there´s a common thread behind each of these health ailments – bloating, gas, constipation, heartburn and indigestion – Candida overgrowth. If you don´t see it, don´t worry I´ll explain the Candida connection.

Did you know that doctors write about 100 million antibiotics prescriptions per year? It´s true. In fact, 50 percent of these antibiotics are prescribed needlessly, according to a report by the Institute of Medicine. You are probably wondering what antibiotics have to do with your gastrointestinal symptoms of constipation, bloating, gas, heartburn and indigestion. Surprisingly, it has everything to do with the abdominal and gastrointestinal symptoms that are affecting your quality of life.

Contrary to popular belief, heartburn and indigestion are not due to a lack of pills in your body. In fact, your underlying problem may be a direct result of the amount of pharmaceutical drugs that have been put into your body. To illustrate, whenever you take antibiotics, they are intended to kill abnormal bacteria in whatever location the infection exists. Unfortunately, antibiotics are more like shotguns than rifles, causing widespread damage rather than a clean hit. When a course of antibiotics is taken, populations of all bacteria plummet – not just the harmful bacteria, but the good bacteria in other areas of the body is killed as well. This good bacteria is part of your body´s defense against illness and disease. In addition, while antibiotics kill both good and bad bacteria at the scene of the crime, Candida is virtually un-phased by antibiotics.

Oftentimes this round of antibiotics results in Candida overgrowth, which is an overgrowth of yeast in the body. Your beneficial bacteria are wiped out while the Candida begins to proliferate virtually unchecked. Why is Candida overgrowth so detrimental to your body? To begin, Candida is in the same family as mold and fungus and it can affect virtually any organ in the body. Consequently, once Candida overgrows in the colon, it´s like weeds in a garden – it cannot be eliminated unless it´s killed! Candida causes two main problems.

One, it produces toxins that depress the immune system and make it more reactive to allergy, leading to more infections. As a result, additional rounds of antibiotics are taken, which leads to further killing of good bacteria in your system leaving your body defenseless against rising Candida levels. Two, if you have an increased level of Candida, also known as yeast, in your system, typically you become allergic to yeast thus allergic to food products that contain yeast such as wine, beer, breads etc.

Once Candida is overgrown in the large intestine, there´s an imbalance in the normal microbacterial flora of the colon so that you get less healthy bacteria and more Candida. With this in mind, you can see that it´s imperative to kill the yeast while replenishing with probiotics in order to restore the normal micro bacterial flora in your colon and your overall health.

This vicious cycle sends your health into a downward spiral of worsening illness and disease, and it´s a difficult cycle to break. However, you don´t have to get caught on this endless merry-go-round, eradicate Candida from your system.

In addition to antibiotics, if you have ever eaten antibiotic-injected meat or dairy products, taken birth control pills, or steroids then you are susceptible to Candida overgrowth and its varied symptoms such as constipation, bloating, gas, heartburn & indigestion.

If you want to know more, and believe me you should, check out the Yeast Overgrowth Q&A in our online wellness resources. Don´t get caught in the perpetual cycle. Find out how you can obliterate Candida overgrowth from your body today; give one of our wellness consultants a call for a free consultation at 877.698.8698 or visit www.DrHotze.com to test your overall health with our free online quiz.